Bill Harris' fans will be flying him from his home in Maryland to Saturday's Saints-Cowboys game in the Superdome.

Maryland resident Bill Harris had no idea that fame was stalking when he attended the Saints/Redskins game with his son on Dec. 6. He wasn't aware that television cameras panning the crowd had captured his spirited support of the boys in black and gold. Nor was he aware that his unconventional charms had inspired a fan Web site and won him thousands of Facebook devotees, who considered him the unbeaten Saints' anonymous mascot and were eagerly seeking his identity.

Earlier this week Harris' niece Holly Wallace called radio station Mix 92.3 to reveal the identity of her Uncle Bill, who had lived in New Orleans from the age of 12 to 21, and become a lifelong Saints fan. On Thursday morning Harris appeared by telephone on the Mike and Stacey in the Morning show, where he discussed his unexpected stardom.

Harris said tickets to the football game had been a 61st birthday present. When the car needed repair on the drive to the stadium, Harris said he "almost cut my middle finger of my right hand off," requiring a detour to the hospital. Bandaged but still in high spirits, Harris entered FedEx Field shouting, "Dr. Who Dat is in the house!" Though his son warned him against antagonizing Redskins fans, Harris said he visited each of the stadium's ground floor entrances, demonstrating his Saints loyalty.

"It was the most fun I've had in years," he said. "I went bananas."

Harris said he'd been a "soda jerk" at Tulane stadium where he saw the Saints play their first game in 1967. Now you may spot him at their next game: Mix 92.3 personality Stacey Brady said Thursday that fans of the once-unknown Who Dat are flying him to Saturday's Saints-Cowboys game in the Superdome.